Sideshows take over San Jose streets

San Jose police say they had a busy weekend responding to sideshows across the city.

Hundreds show up for sideshows across Bay Area cities on Cinco de Mayo

Sideshows cropped up throughout the Bay Area – in Oakland, San Jose and Santa Rosa – on Cinco de Mayo, as crowds whipped out their cell phones to watch cars doing donuts and driving recklessly on city streets. 

Sideshows popping up all over San Francisco leave residents on edge

SFPD said they are investigating three separate sideshows that happened over the weekend in San Francisco. Residents said they are nervous about the recent increase in sideshow activity in the city.

San Francisco sideshow takes over downtown streets

An overnight sideshow took over the streets of downtown San Francisco, according to residents who live in the area. Video captured the cars screeching in the intersection, narrowly missing spectators.

San Jose sideshow driver strikes officer, rams patrol car, police say

A driver fleeing from police on a day of multiple sideshows in San Jose allegedly rammed into a patrol car and hit an officer who was on foot, police said Monday.

One person shot during Livermore sideshow
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Livermore police said one person was shot and one arrested during a sideshow early Wednesday. Footage seen here shows a sideshow in the same area from the night before.

Reckless driving in residential Livermore leads to shooting

A 40-year-old man was shot and wounded while trying to get the license plate of a reckless driver in a Livermore neighborhood, a day after a sideshow in the same neighborhood.

Man at Oakland sideshow dies after shooting

Oakland police are investigating shootings that occurred in an Oakland sideshow Saturday morning, killing one man and injuring two others.

Oakland police make arrests, impound cars after sideshow

Oakland police arrested three people, recovered two firearms, and impounded three vehicles in response to an illegal sideshow that officers say turned violent over the weekend.

Video shows car hitting crowd during downtown Oakland sideshow

Police are investigating a Friday night sideshow in downtown Oakland. A video shows one person was hit by a car during the sideshow.

Benicia sideshow leads to one arrest; stores in area robbed and vandalized

Police say 300 people attended a sideshow in Benicia and one person was arrested for alleged reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance. Some businesses were vandalized and burglarized by people who attended the sideshow, police said.

Screechy sideshow recorded in Oakland
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A witness shared video of a large and loud sideshow in Oakland on Broadway and Grand Avenue. The witness said about 100 people were in attendance. The footage was recorded with a good vantage point to see multiple cars doing donuts.

Benicia sideshow leads to 1 arrest
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Police say 300 people attended a sideshow in Benicia and one person was arrested for alleged reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance. Some businesses were vandalized and burglarized by people who'd attened the sideshow, police say.

Sideshow disturbs usually quiet San Francisco neighborhood

A sideshow overtook the streets of a quiet San Francisco neighborhood, worrying residents that this could become common.

Oakland police arrest 2 connected to sideshow, they claim
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Oakland police said they arrested two people connected to massive sideshows. At least 200 vehicles were involved in sideshows across Oakland this weekend, police said.

Driver doing donuts hits light pole, gets arrested

A driver performing stunts in a parking lot ran into trouble by running into a light pole.

Police break up sideshows in San Francisco's West Portal neighborhood

The notorious illegal car shows known as sideshows are moving into some of San Francisco's quieter neighborhoods. Sideshows took place on the west side of town, almost at the same time.